Is Mighty Wash a sure fire solution for Spider Mites?

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jonnynobody

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I already read the sticky about spider mites but I can't tolerate habanero spray so I've been considering using mighty wash to send these little bastards to hell.

I'm almost completing week 5 of flower and a few days ago I noticed webs on a few buds, so 2 days ago I gave all the plants an Azamax bath and thoroughly fan dried each plant before placing back in the grow tent.

Today, I broke out the microscope and sure enough...I quickly spotted a mite crawling on the underside of my leaf. If there's one there's a thousand, so Azamax was a waste of damn money.

I've heard very good things about Mighty Wash and was hoping maybe some of the more knowledgeable members here might be able to offer me some advice, so I can save my harvest from these vile little fuckers.

I do not care one iota about organic or non organic. If it's not going to kill me, it's OK in my book.

Please help jonny saves these beautiful plants

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gagekko

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In flower like that, I'd go CO2... But it can be dangerous if you don't pay attention to what you are doing.
 
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ilikecheetoes

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mighty wash can do go for knockdown if they are already webbing.
If they are webbing you are being a slackass and not checking your plants properly. it should never get that bad.
at week 5 you are crazy to use azamax. youll taste it. And im not sold on it being all that healthy for smoking. imho

mighty wash supposedly is just ionized water.
it will brown up and shrivel your pistols though especially if you spray during lights on.
 
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jonnynobody

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ilikecheetoes said:
mighty wash can do go for knockdown if they are already webbing.
If they are webbing you are being a slackass and not checking your plants properly. it should never get that bad.
at week 5 you are crazy to use azamax. youll taste it. And im not sold on it being all that healthy for smoking. imho

mighty wash supposedly is just ionized water.
it will brown up and shrivel your pistols though especially if you spray during lights on.
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Easy guy, this is only my 2nd grow and I've never had spider mites before and didn't know what the hell to look for. I thought my leaves were just getting light burn. When I saw the damn webs I took immediate action. I'm gonna give it all I've got here...
 
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ilikecheetoes

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and learning is half the battle or some such ;)
gotta check them bitches daily with a scope for the next few weeks even if you think they are gone.
 
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extremepsi

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I had the displeasure of spider mites and mighty wash did the trick .... just give them a good soaking just as the lights turn off and then every two days for about a week no more mites I am 6 weeks into flower of a new grow that was next to a massive breakout and I haven't had to spray the new girls and no mites yet !!!!
 
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hexthat

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Well if you don't mind nerve damage and are the only one consuming it, Id recommend deltamethrin.. Kills everything I've ever sprayed with it.. spiders, earwigs, leaf hoppers.
I have Brayer's Suspend SC which is 4.75% deltamethrin 10-15ml a gallon is all it takes to kill everything. I have never sprayed a flowering plant, so Idk if you will live after smoking it.


wiki said:
Poisoning
In humans
While deltamethrin is easy to use and in some cases very effective, it should always be treated with caution. It should be applied according to the instructions that come with the insecticide. When care is not taken, deltamethrin poisoning can occur.

Since deltamethrin is a neurotoxin, it temporarily attacks (in medical terms, "insults") the nervous system of any animal with which it comes into contact. Skin contact can lead to tingling or reddening of the skin local to the application. If taken in through the eyes or mouth, a common symptom is facial paraesthesia, which can feel like many different abnormal sensations, including burning, partial numbness, "pins and needles", skin crawling, etc. There are no reports indicating that chronic intoxication from pyrethroid insecticides causes motor neuron damage or motor neuron disease.[SUP][5][/SUP] However, in 2011, a case report was published that demonstrated pathologically proven motor-neuron death in a Japanese woman after acute massive ingestion of pesticides containing pyrethroids and organochlorine. [SUP][6][/SUP]
Recently, in South Africa, residues of deltamethrin were found in breast milk, together with DDT, in an area that used DDT treatment for malaria control, as well as pyrethroids in small-scale agriculture.[SUP][7][/SUP]
There are no antidotes, and treatment must be symptomatic, as approved by a physician. Over time, deltamethrin is metabolized, with a rapid loss of toxicity, and passed from the body. A poison control center should be contacted in the event of an accidental poisoning.
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When I see dots on leafs I check for spider mites and if any are present out comes neem oil, if they are resistant to neem products out comes the poisons... My grow room never has more then 20 living spider mites out of 100+ plants

When I had Abamectin it worked very well at having a bug free environment... In my opinion Abamectin is worst then deltamethrin.
 
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